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28 on Detective Comics #995 reviewPeter J. Tomasi kicks off the countdown to issue no. 1000 in the second part of his “Mythology” arc, titled “Ring Them Bells”. And the bells are definitely tolling a death knell, as whoever is targeting Batman by playing on Bruce Wayne’s past demonstrates their deadly intent. We still don’t know much about who this…
Aquaman is here, and with it comes the first on-screen interpretation of Arthur’s Curry’s most infamous nemesis, Black Manta. The film does an excellent job with both aesthetics and characterization, and Diamond Select Toys are commemorating this occasion with a GameStop-exclusive Gallery PVC statue. They sent one to Batman News for review, so let’s take…
All right fellow comic book fans, it’s Harley Quinn time again. This issue is a one-shot that is very new-reader friendly in that it doesn’t go out of its way to reference past events. The issue features some characters that appeared previously, but new readers don’t necessarily need to know anything about them to understand…
I’m not even going to try to keep you all in suspense. I’m just going to say it. Batman: Kings of Fear, so far at least, is hands down my favorite Batman series on stands right now. With #5, we delve into Bruce Wayne’s psyche as he’s tripping out on Scarecrow’s fear gas. Scarecrow challenges…
Ric Grayson continues his misadventures in Bludhaven, which is sure to get DC more Twitter comments along the lines of… On a positive note, at least there’s finally some plot progression with Scarecrow. That’s good, right? Kind of. While the best thing about this issue is Scarecrow and how Mooneyham draws him, I feel like…
What secrets lie in the vaults of Thanagar Prime? What secrets lie in the mind of the Martian Keep? What secrets lie in the energy-rich recesses of Starman’s brain? Find answers to NONE of these questions in Justice League #14, as part of the team heads to HAWKWORLD! Where have all the periods gone? I’m…
This article originally appeared on Comics Now. Welcome back to Break from the Bat, where we look at what’s happening in the wider world of comics. We all love the dingy alleys and colorful criminals of our own Gotham, but sometimes, you need a vacation. And this time, we’re goinf across the ocean, to a…
Before I say anything else, I just want to give a rousing round of applause to Francesco Mattina for an outstanding poster-worthy variant cover. And maybe that’s the best place to start with reviewing this book because the art makes the issue this week, with both the variant cover and Travis Moore’s crisp interiors. We’re…
And so we’re getting ever closer to the end of this long Suicide Squad run. #49 is the second chapter of “Rocket to Russia,” and the second-to-last chapter in the entire series. As I read this, I just find myself wondering what happened to this book. Back when Williams started out with Jim Lee as…
Reviews and the discussions they inspire are a big part of why you come to the Batman News comics section. So an article in which all of our reviewers engage in a discussion? Why, you’d think that would be a no-brainer! And yet it took several years for the idea to cross our minds… We…
Oh boy. I’ll start with a confession. This is a creative team that managed to terrify me with their excellent creator-owned series Wytches. So when I learned that Scott Snyder and Jock would be teaming up for their 6-part The Batman Who Laughs miniseries, I got really excited because I think the title character has the…
This title of this book is a bit of spoiler, but I think most of us could see it coming once the themes in Tom Taylor’s “Father’s Day” become apparent. If ever there was a love letter to Batman and especially to the relationship between Batman and Alfred, this is it. Taylor has explored similar…
Enter Peter J. Tomasi on writing duties for the flagship title, with an arc titled “Mythology” (first issue, “Raze”). Tomasi doesn’t waste time putting his stamp on the world of Gotham by announcing as big and bold as ever that this is a fresh start. And he does so by taking us back to the…
I know it’s been a whole quarter year since we last saw Batman: Damned on the shelf, but Book Two is worth the wait. If for Lee Bermejo’s art alone, I’d be shelling out the money, but Brian Azzarello does some great things here with the story as well. Let’s get the not-so-great stuff out…
With Christmas coming up, a festive story unfolds in the pages of Harley Quinn #55. References to past events are kept to a minimum, so those looking to hop on board the crazy train should be able to enjoy this issue as a one-shot—albeit a one-shot that teases a new arc that’ll kick off in…
I think many of us hoped that Suicide Squad: Black Files would surprise us, and that each story – Katana: Revenge of Kobra and Suicide Squad: Black - would both be quality narratives. Last month, we learned that wouldn’t be the case, and that history would repeat itself with Katana being a lackluster turn. This…
Superman can move mountains, stop an oncoming train, and restart a dying star. He can keep up with the Flash in a race around the world, and routinely matches wits with Lex Luthor. As exciting as it is to see Superman perform these astounding feats, as exhilarating as it can be watching him go toe-to-toe…
Spotlight: Joker! With Drowned Earth in the rear view, Justice League #13 turns back toward the Legion of Doom, as we see the Joker’s path onto the team, and Luthor’s foolish pride biting him on the back of his bald head. Marching orders I’m going to invert things and ignore the story for the moment.…
Nightwing reaches “dumpster fire” status for me this week, and considering the number of pages used to recap the story increases with each issue, I suspect we’ll have two-page plots before too long… I’ve made it very clear since the beginning that I’m not a fan of this concept. Taking a character and removing their…
I'm of two minds about the episodic storytelling of Adventures of the Super Sons. On the one hand, taking a brief detour on an almost issue by issue basis allows for the boys to have lots of different adventures. That is part of the title, after all, so fulfilling the promise of plural "adventures" opens…
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